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Rose McGowan is Cherry Darling, a former go-go dancer and wannabe stand-up comic who sports a machine gun where once she had a leg. Kurt Russell is Stuntman Mike, a smiling, muscle car-driving speed-demon who has a hideous scar creasing his face and a propensity for imitating John Wayne and
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The Manium has always been a mystery to me. Though I lived only a stone’s throw from the visually unimpressive building on Olympia’s Fourth Avenue, I never understood exactly how the club ticked. Sometimes I’d hear about the shows at the Manium. Sometimes they just seemed to happen. Sometimes there
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Steven Suski's paintings in his solo exhibition at South Puget Sound Community College have the look of outsider art. Outsider is a label generally applied to self-taught and/or mentally ill artists. To the best of my knowledge, Suski is not mentally ill, and I don't know what kind of training
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Jonathan Harris is a cowboy. He may not rope calves or hang with horses, but he does ride a big white dream called country music. And he has a cowboy hat. Harris is from Tacoma, not a place known for its herds and ranches, but he spent time in Nashville,
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Bartender Tony from McGrath's Fish House has officially made the "Steph DeRosa Top 10 Bartenders" list. Yes, there is such a list; I would never lie about something like that. Lie about my age? Yes. Lie about how many drinks I've had? Of course. But lie about my obscene amount
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The Art Stop is often the place to see some of the most interesting and beautiful handmade contemporary crafts in the city. Owners Steph Farber and Phyllis Harrison, more often than not, focus on ceramics. And, more often than not, their Art Stop shows lean on the creative side. Such
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Every third Thursday America in Solidarity presents a speaker or panel to discuss, what the organization calls, "an issue relevant to working families in Pierce County." This Thursday at King's Books writer and playwright Carla Seaquist will be in town, taking a break from her gig as a regular
Food Matters
HAITI RELIEF Primo Grill, Crown Bar and McGavick Winery have partnered with Doctor Without Borders to raise funs for Haiti relief. Now through Feb 28, McGavick Winery will donate 100 percent of proceeds of wine sales to DWB, and Primo and Crown will donate $5 for every bottle of McGavick
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At this point I think we've all seen enough images of horror and despair from the Haitian earthquake. If the pictures, footage, tweets and all of it hasn't - at one point or another - truly grabbed you by the collar and filled your being with grief and heartsickness,
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Northern has vowed to provide Olympians a place to rock, no matter their age. In the venue's few months of existence it has delivered a healthy portion of local and touring bands. This week the Bowerbirds will be landing in Northern's cozy little nest to sow the seeds of
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Ladies and gentlemen, hold on to your panties or boxers. Guess who's coming to town. Guess. Wrong! It's the West Seattle Pleasure Club, and besides having maybe the best band name in history, they are masterful purveyors of underwear-destroying soul and funk. I dare (dare!) you to attend one
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You already know Guttermouth. I don't need to describe the band. I don't need to tell you about the purposefully offensive antics, the three chords, or probably even the band's Orange County roots. I don't need to tell you the band is old as sin, and you could probably
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GUTTERMOUTH >>>Friday, Jan. 22 You already know Guttermouth. I don't need to describe the band. I don't need to tell you about the purposefully offensive antics, the three chords, or probably even the band's Orange County roots. I don't need to tell you the band is old as sin, and you could
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WINE AND CHOCOLATE Treos in Old Town (2312 N. 30th, Tacoma) will host a Wine and Chocolate pairing featuring delectable artisan bon bons handcrafted by two sisters of Wow Chocolates at 6 p.m., Thursday, March 6. For those who wish to forgo the vino, the roasted bean also pairs well with
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The Variety Hour can feel simultaneously fresh and nostalgic. Their eponymous debut EP sounds firmly rooted in Generation X, and, if I never saw the band, I would picture the members with ripped denims and flannel. No offense. After last decade's resurgence of the '80s in music, the '90s are
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Sometimes I'll say that music - as it exists and moves forward in society - is cyclical in nature. I try to catch myself when that happens, because, of course, music is not cyclical. In my mind, it looks more like a loop-the-loop. It moves in a straight line but,
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It's a new week, which means it's time for a new installment of Bobble Tiki's South Sound music news and notes column. Without further ado, let's get rolling. OK. OK. Bobble Tiki gets it. He's been talking A WHOLE LOT about the Weekly Volcano's new Web site. You're probably starting to
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Phil Austin, David Ossman, Phil Proctor, and Peter Bergman met in the late '60s through Bergman's groundbreaking alternative radio program, Radio Free Oz. Finding a comedic rapport, the four went on to record their first album together, Waiting for the Electrician or Someone Like Him. From that first record,
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My childhood is a hazy mystery to me. Lately, I've started to suspect I might have brain damage, but that's beside the point. One unifying thread that runs through my whole life, however, is the presence of a fake radio program that's planted itself in my brain and reminds me
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Fact meets fiction and then rubs noses with history, Native American lore and modern science as the story of Bigfoot will play out in displays at the upcoming exhibit Giants in the Mountains: The Search for Sasquatch at the Washington State History Museum. This exploration of the Sasquatch story here in
